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I only made it to the first round and was rejected. I had the most optimal solution in all cases but forgot to mention a more optimal solution that was possible in some cases, which led to my rejection. I was stunned when I was rejected, but later

The interviewer was professional, and the process was smooth. There were two questions in the first screen interview process. However, I did not have time to write out the complete solution for the second one.

Phone screen: 45 minutes. 2 LC medium questions. Solved 1 and only gave a brute force approach to the next. The interviewer was very friendly and tried to give hints, steering me in the right direction.